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Carbohydrates Flashcards

1
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Which two types of sugars are considered “simple”

A
  • monosaccharides
  • disaccharides
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2
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Which two types of sugars are considered complex sugars?

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  • oligosaccharides
  • polysaccharides
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3
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Disaccharides are two monosaccharides joined by a(n) ________ bond

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acetyl (glycosidic)

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4
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What is the ratio of H:O in CHOs

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2:1

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5
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Which monosaccharide is nutritionally the most important? Trioses, Pentoses or Hexoses

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Hexoses

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6
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What is a chiral carbon?

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a carbon with four different groups attached to it

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7
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What is the difference between D and L sugars

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D - last OH is on the right side of the chain
L - last OH is on the left side of the chain

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8
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Are D or L sugars more nutritionally important? Why?

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D because digestive enzymes are stereospecific for D sugars

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9
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Which of the three common disaccharides is/are reducing sugars? (sucrose, lactose and maltose)

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  • lactose
  • maltose
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10
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Which of the three common disaccharides is/are non-reducing sugars? (sucrose, lactose and maltose)

A

sucrose

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11
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what is the minimum amount of monosaccharides required to be considered a polysaccharide

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6

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12
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are hetero or homopolysaccharides more abundant in food?

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homopolysaccharides

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13
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What are three types of insoluble dietary fibres?

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1.Cellulose
2.Hemicellulose
3.Lignin

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14
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What are three types of soluble dietary fibres

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  1. Pectin
  2. Gums
  3. Mucilages
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15
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This dietary fibre has B-1,4 glucose units

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Cellulose

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16
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This dietary fibre has a mixture of a and b glycosidic linkages

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hemicellulose

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17
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this dietary fibre has a-1,4-linked-D galacturonic acid backbone

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Pectin

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18
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What is the function of insoluble fibre?

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  • decreases constipation
    • stimulates muscle contraction to break down waste
    • decreases risk of bacterial infections
19
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What is the function of soluble fibre?

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  • increase satiety
    • delays gastric emptying
    • slows nutrient uptake
20
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What types of bonds does salivary a-amylase break down? What is resistant?

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  • breaks down a-1,4-glycosidic bonds
  • cellulose, lactose, and a-1,6-bonds are resistant
21
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what does isomaltase do?

A

breaks a-1,6 glycosidic bonds that are resistant to stomach and salivary digestion. (into 2 glucose)

22
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What are most monosaccharides taken up by?

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enterocytes

23
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What types of sugars enter the blood by basolateral GLUT2?

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glucose, galactose and fructose

24
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What are the three fates that glucose has in a cell?

A
  1. enter glycogenesis for energy storage
  2. enter glycolysis for energy production
  3. enter hexose monophosphate shunt to generate precursors for biogenesis
25
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What is the function of the Glycogen Synthase enzyme?

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  • converts glucose 1-phosphate to glycogen
26
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what is the function of the glucokinase enzyme in the liver?

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  • convert blood glucose to glucose 6-phosphate
27
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what is the function of the glycogen phosphorylase enzyme?

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  • break down glycogen to glucose 1-phosphate by breaking a-1,4-glycosidic bonds
28
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What is the function of the hexokinase enzyme?

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  • Converts blood glucose to glucose 6-phosphate in muscle
29
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What is the function of the glucose-6-phosphatase enzyme?

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  • convert glucose 6-phosphate to blood glucose in the liver
30
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what does glucagon stimulate??

A

glycogen breakdown

31
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what does insulin do?

A
  • stimulates glycogen formation
  • stimulates glucose uptake from food into tissue cells
32
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What does low blood sugar stimulate?

A

glucagon release

33
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what does high blood sugar stimulate?

A

insulin release

34
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what is the net energy yield from one glucose in glycolysis

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  • 2 NADH
  • 2 ATP
    (8 ATP)
35
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What is the Cori cycle?

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  • occurs under anaerobic conditions in muscle leading to the production of lactate
  • lactate gets transported back to the liver and converted to pyruvate
  • gluconeogenesis allows for conversion of pyruvate back to glucose
  • not sustainable because 6 ATP is required for 2 molecules of lactate to form glucose
36
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What does the hexose monophosphate shunt do>

A

generation of NADPH and precursors for nucleotide synthesis

37
Q

What vitamins are used as cofactors in the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex

A
  • thiamine
  • niacin
  • riboflavin
  • pantothenic acid
38
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How much ATP is generated from 1 NADH

39
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How much ATP is generated from 1 FADH2

40
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How much ATP is generated from one GTP

41
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What is the energy yield from one acetyl-coA in the Kreb’s cycle

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  • 3 NADH
  • 1 FADH2
  • 1 GTP
    (12 ATP)
42
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What is the energy yield from pyruvate dehydrogenase?

43
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What is the ATP yield from the complete oxidation of 1 mole of glucose?

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  • 38 ATP
  • Glycolysis = 2 NADH (6 ATP) + 2 ATP
  • Pyruvate Dehydrogenase = 1 NADH (3 ATP)
  • Kreb’s cycle = 3 NADH (6 ATP), 1 FADH2 (2 ATP), 1 GTP (1 ATP) x 2 because 2 acetyl coA

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